Joint Research Project ESTROM


Final Report

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Please complete this form in English.

The answers to the questions 1, 2, 5 and 6 will be directly used for the general final programme report.

Project number: IB6120-
Project title and acronym:
Project co-ordinator (name, institute):
Swiss Co-applicants (name, institute):
Romanian partners (name, institute):
Project duration from (start of the project) to
Name of the co-workers participating in the project
Name / Date of birth / Location / Position
e.g. Boris Taminov / 01.01.1974 / Cluj / PhD student
  1. Activities and results

Indicate activities, results (highlights/problems) and achievements with regard to your research plan(not exceeding 6 pages, including figures[1]). Deviations from the original plan including the reasons for this must be stated (concerning content, organisation, timing).

  1. Contributions to the goals of ESTROM

Please outline the contribution of your research project to the goals of ESTROM listed below :

- to increase the knowledge and understanding of polluted water environments

- to evaluate the negative impact of water pollution on ecosystems and human health

- to model and to develop realistic solutions for rehabilitating the environment

- to propose to the decision makers realistic solutions

  1. Publications and other products
  2. Scientific publications

List the scientific publications which have already resulted from the project supported by ESTROM (title, author(s), journal, etc.), which are in preparation or have been submitted. Onehardcopy of each paper must be enclosed with this report.

Publication / Status (in preparation, submitted, published)

3.2Valorisation activities

List here all the valorisation activities (e.g. conferences, workshops, handbooks, films, CDs, synergies that are already foreseen. Please mark with a * the activities which were not financed through the ESTROM grant:

Valorisation activity / Realised (mm/yyyy)

Comments :

  1. Exchange and training activities

Please state the exchanges that took place during the research period. Mention the name of the person, duration of the stay, host institute and activities :

(example : Boris Taminov, 2 months, University of Geneva, sediment analysis)

Training activities:

Number
Number of new diplomas (bachelor or master)
Number of PhD theses
Number of trained students (undergraduate)
Number of trained students (graduate)
Number of trained students (post docs)
Number of courses, summer-schools held
  1. Co-ordination with other research activities

Give information on the co-ordination of your research project with other national or international research activities (EU, COST activities) or with programmes related to pollutants (Danube Commission, Stockholm Convention or EU Water Framework Directive). Please indicate which contacts have already been implemented.


  1. Involvement of decision makers, stakeholders and end-users

Please mention the actions that have been taken in order to involve or inform:

- Potential end-users of research results

- Local, regional or national authorities

- Non Governmental Organisations

- Press, media

  1. Funds from other sources

Please indicate if the participation in the ESTROM-Programme works as a “door opener” and facilitates obtaining other national or international funds

  1. Problems and hindering factors

Please indicate here problems encountered during your research project as well as factors that have hindered the progress of your research project.

  1. Further comments to the SNSF

Date & signature of the Swiss co-ordinator / Date & signature of the partners (signature sent by fax or short statement by e-mail is sufficient)

Please send this form electronically, with the, to

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ESTROM 2005-2007: questionnaire for finalscientific reports

  1. Project information

Project number:IB6120-
  1. Outputs
  2. Number of publications and other “products” related to this ESTROM project

published / in press / accepted / submitted
Scientific publications in peer-reviewed international journals
Scientific publications in books, reports, national publications
Contributions to scientific conferences
Publications for a specific, non-scientific audience (e.g. local authorities)
Publications for a wider audience (e.g. newspapers, journals, magazines)
Manuals produced
New / revised curricula
Patents
Other

2.2Number of trained persons in the framework of this ESTROM project

Swiss / Romanian / Comments
Number of persons having contributed to the JRP
Number of degrees
- diploma degrees
- bachelor degrees
- master degrees
- PhD theses
Number of trained students
- undergraduate students
- postgraduate students
- post doctoral students
Number of courses, summer schools held
Other
  1. Impacts of the ESTROM-Project
  2. Effects on research

Very important / Quite important / Less important / Not important
Implementation of exciting science
Establishment of new approaches / methodologies
Higher scientific performance
Better valorisation of results
Better national position for the partner institution(s)
Increase of international reputation and visibility
Improvement of scientific competitiveness
Enlargement of “science portfolio” (research orientation towards national / regional needs and problems)
Strengthening of existing scientific networks
Establishing of new scientific networks
New contacts with third parties (e.g. industry, local authorities)
Other:

3.2Effects on framework conditions

Very important / Quite important / Less important / Not important
Improvement of basic infrastructure
Improvement of telecommunication
Improvement of research equipment
Improvement of teaching equipment
Improvement of libraries
Improvement of curricula
Improvement of basic education of graduate students
Improvement of continued education of PhD and postdoctoral students
Improvement of integration of education and research
Improvement of management skills
Improvement of fund raising (from third parties)
Other:
  1. Aspects of co-operation
  2. Meetings and visits taken place

Number of persons / Number of days
From Romania to Switzerland
From Switzerland to Romania

4.2Factors which enhanced / hindered the success of the ESTROM-Project

Factor / Very positive / positive / No influence / negative / Very negative
Scientific competence of the partners
Different (science) “culture”
Changes in the objectives of the partners
Changes of the framework conditions of the partners
Project organisation (hierarchy)
Management of the SNSF
Telecommunication
Transfer of funds
Transfer of goods / exchange of material
Other:

4.3Overall satisfaction

High / Rather high / Rather low / Low
Co-ordinator:
Team 1:
Team 2:
Team 3:
Team 4:
  1. Remarks, comments, recommendations

Date: Signature:

October 2007

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[1]In case your results have an application potential, you should either protect them by a patent application or present them in a way which does not disclose any details. Otherwise, a later application could be hampered.